Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-09

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0lympia, the capital Of Washingson
Territory, stands At the had Of Paass
Soand, q the southern point Of what is
knOwn as Budd's Inlet. This 81 , 10
also the ooonty seat Of rhufston county,
and, according 20 ne census Of lsss. is
oOasAined 3 population Of 1867. Of which
IIs7 wers males and 80 we're females.
Olympia 10 Acknowledged BY all Who
have sees 10 TO be . most beautifully
located city; and although So growth
has been slew, yea it has been both sure
and steady, and whils 81 present Il can.
not compete with such cities as Seattle
or Tacoma. neverthels its fasnss as .
place Of importanes lsiinassd. AZ ID 10,
81 the head Of uaViGation1 can rsasona-
oily be assured.
The assessment Of the cifv for the
yeas 1856 amonnted 90 $50 9l7, being
almost ~ large ~ that OF tns estfre twO
ooanties Of Macon And Paei1s.
About the years 1871 and 1879 . real
estate boom took place In olympia,
owing 10 tbs fsct that the Northern Pa.
cide Railroad Company had aiguined Q
willingness 20 lacate their tins Of rail-
road al OF near Olympia, and in oonse
qaenoe OF this a vast qasnsisy Of land
changed hands; bat in 1873 all uch
hopes we're dashed " the groand By the
| location Of tbs N p. B. terminus at
/ Tacoma. Real estate then gradu 4lly
deolined until 1882. when u again ad-
vanoed rapidly and largely. Many hne
huBinsss blocks we're erected that yoae.
Since that tisRe No radical change ID
real estate has taken plaos. The p ople
Of Thnfst0n county. however. and mere
especially those Of Olympia, 6ndiuQ
themselves left out Ia the cold, instead
/ Of aitting down and hrmoaniao their
sad fate. b theiR oun eaofts bailt uhas
h nov knoen A. the DIV mpiA and Che
halls " lloy Railroad, = narrsW gage
braneh which connects them With sue
Nerthasn Paatno Railroad at Tenino
distan from Olympia some Gifseen miles
since that time this railroad has pasasd
| into the hands OF q eompsny, aud N
1 the neu future will become al import.
| ana agent in che transmission Of coal
l IumneE and other Resources ~ q point
where deep water vessels can load.
In OLYMPIA vs Gnd located the once.
| % the SuFvsy0r 0enersl, keoeiver and
Register Of she Lad Osaee. Clerk Of
the Saprama and uaiiea States Daerici
| Cuafsa, signal StnEfon, Timber and Land
Special ARsnts, re-, all OF which add "a
the Importance Of TIE place.
Although Olympia u enc Of toe oideal
cities 80 Puget Soana, her resources
have never been developed 70 any sx'
1 tent, oNina either - laek Of knoWiede,
or inattontlon on the part Of the people
BAT there are good eroanas for suppos
/ ina that extensive coal deposits exist ID
Or neNK the city, while southwest Of lie
also extensive coal aslds are befng dew !
eped. waieh Will spoa edd egusiderabiy
70 taeimporiance cf 0lynpia ~ ship'
ID eaaoatiosaI and relieIous natter
Oiynpia 10 not behind her sister cities
and boasts Of 81 eood schools and q
ooeapetent teaohers - can Be found Il
the TERRITORY. Six ohafchsa graee Obi
oity. all Of which ara veil attended.
SpeAkina from Q Aasiusss poiua ol
sieW, Oiympia has had fewer failEFs
than any 0t6ef CITY Of her ga = perhaps
on the Paoine coed, pEinsipslly ovinl
10 The fact thaa her uerchAnis are care
fui, ba stoeas like and esmpstsns men
Who ara fully alive % The venss % %
leansrAl pabiia, bus ros esss snxioas =
1 pIah s0A1 might be sansidsrsd an anrs
lllahls trade.
/ Three weekly v4pers are puhlished Il
OgFmpta. viz: TAs Parslsam, WaeAinetsi
stasd srd and Nsir TrsaszTlpt, eesides
u@efal pablioasisn called tna NorfAses
TsneAer, Uhsoh u issusd monfhly In ~
intereas Of the public soheois.
Reatdas the extensive osal deposits al
ready referred 70. OlyuapiA command
tue entire inmhsR proaaet sf the apPs
Send, and Tue imrRsss and oe4s timbe
on she eaast has been foand In clos
urnximify 90 The city. Spsgtmsas 4
whAs u sappoaed n b pare potter
ciav have besn found etsain tie ct
traits and forWardsd ease ~ PFof. v
Il. RoSsrts. 20 b tssted
A Beard q Trade has rseanily bee
orrAnissd, Whleh, y % thonGhk I'd
@uen up nee means 81 wealth and Gssll
in dsveiopin9 toa Fsasarcas Of %
ieounsy.
An eaart vas Fecently made 10 ops
; q eh4nnel throaRh TIE mnsssl eeda thl
. lis nerth Of ne eity. 60 e. - enahie 6ns
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: oalnR 10 sue laasoess sf tie ssasaa
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> pruisos ansIl spzi &. vhea tbs wafk e
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; aaaasafe. uhan eempsessd. wsh prcvo .
tnR@tsmshls worth 20 OiVHpsa nnd q
BarroandtnG coantFys opealnR ~. 40
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= TIE largest vesssla - aoproach The 81
aed dtsehAfge taeiF eaFK8sA eaeA {
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